by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Representation
The town celebrated both teams. Celebratory sirens whoop-whooped the heroes down Farmville’s Main Street as residents clutched blue-and-white balloons and waved homemade signs: “SO PROUD!” “WELCOME HOME CHAMPS!” “Go Lancers!” Longwood University made college sports...
by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
U.S. Bank has become the latest company to agree to a multiyear relationship with the WNBA as one of its Changemakers, the league announced Thursday. As part of the deal, U.S. Bank will become the official bank of the WNBA and of the league’s major events, such...
by admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
U.S. congressman Colin Allred (D-Texas) is reportedly working with the State Department to secure the release of Brittney Griner from Russian authorities, according to ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel. Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after the Russian Federal...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Guest Blogs, Pay Equity, SEW
For years, WNBA players including Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner have traded in rest during the offseason in order to play overseas. Griner, who plays for the Russian basketball team UMMC Ekaterinburg during the offseason, was recently detained in connection...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Washington Mystics star has teamed up with TIAA to retire inequality. As she looks to the future, she considers the progress that women in sports have made and the room for more growth. Elena Delle Donne has done it all. Since she was taken second overall in the...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The SEC’s status as the top conference in the sport was solidified over the weekend, but No. 1 South Carolina displayed a potential Achilles heel in Nashville. View the original article to see embedded media. Almost all—we’re looking at you, Big 12—of women’s college...
by admin | Mar 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Indiana Fever are trading 2019 lottery pick Teaira McCowan, the No. 7 pick in this year’s draft and a future first-round pick to the Dallas Wingsfor the Nos. 4 and 6 picks this year and a future first-round selection. The Fever are sending Chicago’s...
by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
ESPN is launching Fantasy Women’s Basketball ahead of the 2022 WNBA season, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It’s the first season-long, full-scale fantasy game dedicated to a major women’s sports league. The game will be available in early April...
by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In the beginning, back in 1997, there were two: Violet Palmer and Dee Kantner. Then, five years later, there was one: Palmer. When she retired in 2016 after her 18-season career, it was back to one: Lauren Holtkamp. But now, in 2021-22, the NBA has six female referees...
by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In the final days of the women’s basketball regular season last week, Oklahoma State athletic director Chad Weiberg and coach Jim Littell opened discussions over the future of the Cowgirls’ program. The outcome of those talks came in the form of an announcement from...
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